The remains of a Massachusetts sailor who died decades ago have been identified and are returning home Wednesday.Navy Yeoman 3rd Class Edmund T. Ryan, 21, was among the 429 crewmen who lost their lives on the USS Oklahoma in the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941. The ship sustained multiple torpedo hits which caused it to quickly capsize. For decades, Ryan’s remains were buried with other unidentified remains from the attack in Honolulu, Hawaii. DNA analysis and other evidence helped to identify Ryan’s remains, which are returning to his family in Wilbraham, Massachusetts.Burial with full military honors is scheduled in Arlington National Cemetery.Gov. Charlie Baker has ordered the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff. The order applies to all state buildings effective today from sunrise to sunset.

BOSTON —

The remains of a Massachusetts sailor who died decades ago have been identified and are returning home Wednesday.

Navy Yeoman 3rd Class Edmund T. Ryan, 21, was among the 429 crewmen who lost their lives on the USS Oklahoma in the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941. The ship sustained multiple torpedo hits which caused it to quickly capsize.

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For decades, Ryan’s remains were buried with other unidentified remains from the attack in Honolulu, Hawaii.

DNA analysis and other evidence helped to identify Ryan’s remains, which are returning to his family in Wilbraham, Massachusetts.

Burial with full military honors is scheduled in Arlington National Cemetery.

Gov. Charlie Baker has ordered the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff. The order applies to all state buildings effective today from sunrise to sunset.